Social Studies Final Study

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the trial of john t scopes illustrated a conflict concerning

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religious beliefs and scientific theories

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the neutrality acts of 1935 and 1937 were based upon the United States desire to

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avoid participation in a european war

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how did the U.S in the 1930s respond to the rise of toitarian powers?

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by adopting a set of neutrality laws

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the primary purpose of Franklin D. Roosevelt's good neighbor policy was to

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improve relationships between the U.S and Latin America

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what showed that the U.S was showing a policy of isolationism

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they refused to join the league of nations

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the failure of the U.S to join the league did what to it?

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crippled it's effectiveness

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which of the following agencies was created to provide protection for bank account savings?

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federal deposit insurance corporation

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why was the roaring 20's called that?

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because of social change

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what was a major cause of the great depression

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factories and farms produced more goods than America could afford to buy

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what did the new deal do for the government?

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it expanded its power

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which new deal program dealt with directly with correcting the abuses of the stock market?

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securities and exchange commission

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since the great depression of the 1930's which action has the government most often taken to lower the unemployment rate?

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increased government spending

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during the new deal what did franklin roosevelt want to change?

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the amount of people in the supreme court

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What did the FDIC do?

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insured funds of depositors in case of banks failure

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why was the antitrust legislation passed?

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because they wanted to restore competition between similar businesses

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what did jacob riss do?

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he took pictures of the urban poor

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what was a result of the takeover of cuba?

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many cubans came to the United States

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In the1950s what was the US foreign policy

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Wanted to make sure communism wouldn't sprea

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When farmers started to grow more crops what did they switch to?

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Commercial farming

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after 1945 what was the U.S foreign policy?

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providing leadership for the western hemisphere

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from 1865 to 1900 the gov helped the west prosper and expand by...

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giving railroads land

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support for the civil service reform in 1880s was a reaction to

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the spoils system

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what did the pendleton act require people wanting to run for government to do?

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take a test

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Federal Reserve system do? what is the difference with the FDIC?

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it controls the banking system, the FDIC insures bank accounts

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what is yellow journalism associated with?

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the spanish american war

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The U.S industrialists urged the federal government to

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levy high protective tariffs

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when was the social security act passed?

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1935

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what was an outcome of the korean war?

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south korea remained non communist

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Woodrow wilson fourteen points were to

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set goals for achieving peace for World war 1

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when the south didn't want to listen to the governments new laws what did they do?

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they enacted jim crow laws

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what did the progressive party want?

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reform in all parts of the government

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what is an initiative

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petition signed to force a certain vote

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what is a referendum

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to accept or deny a certain vote

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what is the direct primary

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where voters get to select who they want to run

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who created vietnamization?

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president nixon

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what was the marshall plan for?

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the economic recovery of europe

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why was the U.S an arsenal of democracy?

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because they provided war time materials even though they didn't fight in the war themselves

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what happen as a result of the spanish american war?

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became a colonial power

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what is the sherman antitrust act?

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it deals with the demands of farmers to end fix- rating by railroads

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why were immigrants mostly attracted to the U.S for?

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economic reasons

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what did the lend lease do?

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provide

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business organizations in the U.S combined into large corporations because

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efficiency in production methods would increase

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what was one of the greatest obstacles when created non segregated schools

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the "separate but equal" principle was still in form

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what was franklin roosevelts foreign policy toward latin america nations differed from earlier administrations because it

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stressed hemispheric cooperation

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what best describes the labor movement of the 1930s

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it grew rapidly once the right to do so was protected

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why do the united nations disagree?

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because the strongest powers can't agree on fundamental things

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what did booker t washington do?

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he made a school of agriculture for blacks

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the principle that the U.S has the right to act as the policeman of the western hemisphere and intervene in international affairs of latin american nations was established by

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the roosevelt corollary to monroe doctrine

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what did W.E.B dubois believer for african americans?

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they should lead their fight for civil rights

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what did the federal reserve act do?

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provide a flexible money supply

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what did the granger movement eliminate

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the abuse of railroad practices

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what is fifty four forty or fight talking about which territory

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oregon

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what does the spoils system do?

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it gives advantages to people in the government that the president wants to appoint

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the good neighbor policy and the alliance for progress were created to

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promote regional cooperation in the western hemisphere

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the process of acculturation will occur more rapidly when a society offers

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universal free education

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what did the trustbusting policies do?

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encourage competition in business

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what was the 18th amendment?

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it prevented the usage and selling of alcohol

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what caused the spanish american war?

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humanitarian concerns about cuba, yellow journalism, us investments in cubs

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what were some causes of World War 1

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militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism

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what did the truman doctrine say?

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the U.S would help any country asking for help in fighting communism

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what did the marshall plan do?

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it provided economic aid to countries fighting in WW2

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what did the good neighbor policy say?

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it improved relations between latin america and america by not interfering

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what does the roosevelt corollary say that president roosevelt has the right to do?

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intervene in latin america

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what did the monroe doctrine say

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It stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression,